The pregnant woman finished speaking and wanted to leave, but Gu Qianying stopped her at this moment.
"What do you want to do?" The woman naturally didn't understand and tried to break free from her hands.
"You are not pregnant, you have a disease." Before the woman could break free, she stated her conclusion.
Hearing this, everyone sneered at her ignorance.
"She is clearly pregnant, and you boldly say she is not. Are everyone's eyes blind, and is she herself a fool?"
The people around began to speak up for the pregnant woman. It was truly unlucky for her to be diagnosed with an illness by such a quack.
Hearing this, the pregnant woman was naturally furious.
"You woman are truly causing great harm. To say I am not pregnant, are you cursing my child to die?"
Saying this, she forcefully broke free from Gu Qianying's hand and began to cry.
Seeing his wife suffering such injustice, her husband quickly rushed forward.
"What kind of person are you, to dare curse my child? If the palace selects people like you as physicians, wouldn't that lead to more deaths?"
This was not to blame the man for speaking harshly. Anyone would be unhappy if their child was declared otherwise.
Seeing that the pregnant woman and her husband did not believe her, Gu Qianying became a little anxious. She knew about this condition. If they continued to let their bellies swell, it wouldn't be the unborn child that would be lost, but the woman's life.
She sighed and wanted to step forward to hold the woman's hand and explain properly.
Perhaps thinking she was in a fit of rage and wanted to harm his wife, the man glared and pushed her away. If Gu Qianying didn't have internal energy, she would have fallen heavily to the ground from that blow.
Seeing that the man dared to resort to physical violence, Duan Xifeng and Xiao Yihao quickly ran over and shielded Gu Qianying behind them.
Although the man had brute strength, he was merely an ordinary person. Gu Qianying would not act at this moment; Duan Xifeng alone could stop him.
Seeing the situation becoming lively, the three young ladies of the Su family took the lead in mocking.
"Oh dear, it's truly difficult for this lady to encounter such an incompetent physician who cannot diagnose properly."
Su Xiu'er's words implied that Gu Qianying couldn't treat illnesses and had wronged an innocent person.
Gu Qianying, accustomed to people kicking others when they are down, did not want to engage.
"Look, she's speechless because she's in the wrong. What should we do now?" Su Zirong, seeing that Gu Qianying did not retort, assumed their words were correct and became even more arrogant.
Gu Qianying carefully observed the pregnant woman's actions, completely ignoring the chatter of the two women. Even with everyone's obstruction, she still intended to explain the situation.
"From the time you became pregnant until now, you have experienced bleeding, haven't you? Your abdomen is stiff, your pulse is abnormal, and the pain in your abdomen is worsening. Is what I'm saying true?"
Her words reached the pregnant woman's ears. Although her husband was still angry, she was moved.
"This, the symptoms you mentioned, they do occur from time to time. Is this not normal?" She had thought these were lingering issues from her previous childbirth, which was why this time would be different, but she didn't expect there to be other reasons.
The man beside her heard his wife's words and quickly supported her.
"Madam, what she says is true?" The surroundings quieted down, and the pregnant woman and her husband looked confused.
Seeing the commotion finally cease, Gu Qianying walked to the pregnant woman's side and placed her hand on her abdomen.
"I am mostly certain of your condition, but to understand the severity of the situation and to make you truly believe in your illness, we need to perform an internal examination."
Hearing such a novel term, the pregnant woman and her husband were taken aback.
"What is an internal examination?" Not to mention them, even the other physicians present had never heard of the term "internal examination."
It would be improper to proceed without explanation, so Gu Qianying hesitated for a moment before explaining.
"An internal examination involves inserting a hand into your lower body to explore and understand your current condition. However, I will use auxiliary tools for both internal and external detection. Rest assured, it will not harm you."
Her words were indeed bold, and the pregnant woman was stunned. However, thinking of her own body and that the physician was also a woman, she hesitantly looked behind her.
The surrounding physicians, however, did not understand what an internal examination was and began to whisper in surprise and discuss.
"What kind of internal examination is this? It's clearly insulting this pregnant woman." Hearing someone say this, an old woman standing nearby suddenly shouted.
"This is utter nonsense. I think you are colluding to cuckold my son!"
Hearing this, the pregnant woman and the old woman were related, but where did the "cuckold" come from?
Gu Qianying was confused. She wanted to calm the old woman's emotions, but she became increasingly agitated, even pushing the pregnant woman aside.
"I knew you were not an honest woman. Did you get pregnant with someone else's child and collude with this person to abort it to eliminate future trouble? Oh, heavens above!"
The old woman fabricated things out of thin air, astonishing the pregnant woman and her husband.
"Mother, what are you saying? I have been married into your family for many years and have two children. If you hadn't disliked them for being all boys, I wouldn't have wanted to have another daughter!"
So that was it. The woman was eager to confirm her pregnancy once her belly grew. It seemed that every family had its own troubles.
Seeing that she dared to retort, and her son's gaze was also somewhat off, the old woman's attention immediately shifted to Gu Qianying.
"You damned woman, how much did you get paid to do such a conscienceless thing? May you die a terrible death!"
Her words were indeed harsh, and Duan Xifeng couldn't stand it any longer.
"My lady was kindly offering to examine your daughter-in-law, and you, in turn, are slandering us. It's truly like a dog biting a kind-hearted person."
"Exactly. She's wholeheartedly helping your family, yet you're such a wicked mother-in-law. This is her greatest misfortune," Xiao Yihao also stepped forward. He would not allow his mother to suffer any grievance.
However, despite all this, the old woman remained unreasonable. She grabbed the pregnant woman's hand and pulled her back, then sat on the ground and threw a tantrum.
"Oh, my dear husband, if you have a spirit in heaven, look! What kind of wife did your son marry? She has brought such disaster upon our family!"
This crying scene was truly troublesome. As everyone was whispering, the pregnant woman who was being held suddenly collapsed.
"Nian'er, Nian'er, divine doctor, please quickly examine my wife, what's wrong with her?"
Her husband immediately knelt before Gu Qianying.